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  1. Eric Scott

    Q for Brits: Subjects or Citizens?

    quote: (which was a compliment, damnit!) that because such high ideals were enshrined in the constitution, they gave all democratic nations something to live up to. I appreciate your statement, (I didn't mean to get you "too" worked up.) Please don't make me feel too high minded, I had nothing...
  2. Eric Scott

    Q for Brits: Subjects or Citizens?

    Theo, I did read about Bill Bryson and a few reviews of his book ,(the full title) of this book is: Made in America : An Informal History of the English Language in the U. S. He is/was what we call an expatriate living in England for 20 years. He was a newspaper columnists and is mainly known...
  3. Eric Scott

    Q for Brits: Subjects or Citizens?

    quote: patriotism is so much better a reason for things than money. Theo, In his monolog last night Jay Leno said, "Bin Ladin inherited $80 million and then increased his worth to $300 million through cleaver investments. That's why he hates capitalists so much!" While patriotism may mean...
  4. Eric Scott

    Q for Brits: Subjects or Citizens?

    Theo, my first remark was strictly off the cuff, not a political explanation of the revolution.
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